McCarthyism: The Drive to Eliminate Communists and Its Cultural Impact

This chapter discusses the efforts to drive out communists from various sectors in the United States during the era of McCarthyism, including the blacklisting of filmmakers in Hollywood, loyalty checks on federal employees, and the CIA's role in engineering coups against democratically elected governments.

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